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Cornwall ocean study highlights value of low-cost eDNA tests
- Mar 9, 2026
Environmental DNA (eDNA) tests can identify genetic material left by organisms in the environment, such as cells and excrement, but surveys of ocean w...
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'Peculiar' crocodile ancestor started life on four legs before learning to walk on two
- Mar 9, 2026
A "peculiar" ancient relative of the crocodile which experts believe began life on four legs before, in adulthood, it learned how to walk on just two...
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AI disclosure labels may do more harm than good, study warns
- Mar 9, 2026
The growing use of AI-generated scientific and science-related content, especially on social media, raises important concerns: these texts may contain...
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Superconductivity controlled by a built-in light-confining cavity
- Mar 8, 2026
For the first time, physicists have demonstrated that a material's superconductivity can be altered by coupling it to an in-built, light-confining cav...
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When silence isn't an option: Designing green spaces that still relax
- Mar 8, 2026
Local recreation areas play an important role in reducing stress. In two new publications, researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow...
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'Mesoscale' swimmers could pave way for drug delivery robots inside the body
- Mar 8, 2026
In physics, the mesoscale lies between the microscopic and the macroscopic. It is not just the domain of tiny living creatures like small larvae, shri...
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How a protein pair ensures that faulty mRNA is destroyed
- Mar 8, 2026
Nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) is one of the most important processes in our cells to ensure that no faulty or incomplete proteins are produced. S...
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Inland China experienced typhoon-related population decline 3,000 years ago, according to 'oracle bones,' AI and physics
- Mar 8, 2026
Evidence suggests that China's "cradle of civilization" experienced marked climate disasters and social upheavals during the mid-late Holocene (around...
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Study finds biodiversity credits could boost rewilding, but fall far short
- Mar 8, 2026
Payments that enable landowners to rewild ecologically degraded land—in the form of biodiversity credits bought by investors wishing to offset their i...
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Engineered magnetic films follow graphene's equations for massless electron waves
- Mar 8, 2026
The electronic and magnetic properties of two-dimensional materials both have strong potential for technological applications. Researchers have long a...
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Quantum entanglement offers route to higher-resolution optical astronomy
- Mar 8, 2026
Researchers in the US have demonstrated how quantum entanglement could be used to detect optical signals from astronomical sources at the single-photo...
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Why the Doomsday Clock has outlived its usefulness
- Mar 8, 2026
The Doomsday Clock—a symbolic device to signal an array of existential threats to the world since 1947—was recently moved to 85 seconds before midnigh...